The Northwell Health Transplant Center at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) has been rated the No. 1 kidney transplant program in the nation for one-year survival of transplant recipients, according to the latest report from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.
The superior outcomes of NSUH’s kidney transplant program are based on data from more than 40,000 transplants at 250 programs nationwide between July 2018 to December 2020.
The SRTR evaluates the status of the solid organ transplant system in the United States and publicly releases the data at the directive of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services using Bayesian statistical methodology.
“These outcomes are a reflection of the outstanding care our patients receive across the entire transplant journey, from evaluation, surgery, postoperative care and long term follow up,” said Nabil N. Dagher, MD, FACS, vice president and director of the Northwell Health Transplant Center, where he oversees its liver and kidney transplant programs. “Northwell’s kidney transplant program now has a national reputation for excellence and should be considered a destination for anyone with kidney disease.”
NSUH performed 225 kidney transplants during the observed 30-month span, according to SRTR data.
Northwell’s estimated hazard ratio was 0.39, which was 60 percent below the national expected death rate of 1.0. A ratio greater than 1.0 indicates that more deaths occurred than would have been expected nationally, while a ratio less than 1.0 indicates that fewer deaths than expected occurred.
“Our excellent results not only requires excellent leadership, but intelligent and dedicated staff throughout the transplant and post-transplant process,” said Vinay Nair, medical director of Kidney Transplantation at Northwell Health. “Our outcomes are a testament to our multidisciplinary care team of transplant professionals.”
Northwell started performing adult kidney transplants at NSUH in 2007 and established its pediatric kidney transplant program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park in 2017. Today, NSUH offers comprehensive solid organ transplantation services for adult heart, kidney, liver and lung.
To learn more about the Northwell Health’s transplant program, call (516) 472-5800 or go to: https://www.northwell.edu/kidney-transplant.
